First came the water pouring down the slopes of Japan's Mount Fuji on October 19, 1979. Then on top of the torrents came the fire that killed 13 U.S. Marines and burned dozens more. Though investigators afterward may not have consulted the Bible, they ended up attributing the unusual mix of elements involved to the same force that, per the Book of Exodus, enveloped ancient Egypt in hail and fire. "It was an act of God," investigators concluded. In Fuji Fire , Marine veteran-turned-journalist